Weight Watchers

Shares of Weight Watchers International, Inc. (NYSE: WTW) gained more than 9 percent ahead of Thursday's market open. The reason for the surge is attributed to a report that major shareholder and board member Oprah Winfrey succeeded in losing over 40 pounds by following the company's...

The New York Post chronicled Sara Pereda, a 35-year native of New York City who works in finance and says the Weight Watchers International, Inc. (NYSE: WTW)'s program made her gain, not lose, weight.
Pereda was 12 pounds heavier in April 2015, 8 years after losing 7 pounds on the Weight Watchers...

Shares of Weight Watchers International, Inc. (NYSE: WTW) spiked higher by more than 7 percent on Friday after Indiana University School of Medicine researchers detailed results of a study that supports and validates the effectiveness of its programs.
According to the researchers, adults with...

Shares of Weight Watchers International, Inc. (NYSE: WTW) surged on Tuesday after the company's minority-owner, Oprah Winfrey, was featured in a new advertisement.
"This is the joy for me," Winfrey said in her Weight Watchers commercial, which was released before the market open. "I love bread... I...

The Vetr crowd turned incrementally bullish on Weight Watchers International, Inc. (NYSE: WTW)'s stock and upgraded its rating to three stars out of a possible five stars.
Shares of Weight Watchers has risen to $20.99 since the prior rating of 2.5 stars was issued just five days ago....

Shares of Weight Watchers International, Inc. (NYSE: WTW) have lost nearly 5 percent since the start of 2015 despite surging more than 250 percent over the past three months.
The Vetr crowd upgraded Weight Watchers' rating to 2.5-stars out of a possible five stars.
Despite an upgrade...

Shares of Weight Watchers International, Inc. (NYSE: WTW) surged higher by more than 100 percent on Monday after Oprah Winfrey announced she acquired a 10 percent stake.
Meredith Adler of Barclays commented in a note that a partnership with Oprah is likely to "speed up considerably...

Shares of Weight Watchers International, Inc. (NYSE: WTW) soared higher by more than 90 percent on Monday, but are still lower by more than 40 percent from a year ago.
Investors and traders heavily bought the stock after Oprah Winfrey acquired 10 percent of the company and will join the board of...

U.S. stocks rose on Friday as investors were able to overlook some disappointing economic data as a result of cold weather.
Major indices showed signs of strength today as the Nasdaq continues to inch towards historical all time highs of 5,135.52 recorded on March 10,2000. Today, the index hit...